I started watching Zoella about five months ago and discovered I really liked her videos. Then, in December I started watching missglamorazzi. This brought a slight obsession in recent weeks with beauty videos. So I decided to share with you everything I've learned about how to make my life better and self prettier from all these wonderful "beauty gurus" on YouTube.

1. Scented candles are necessary in every room, especially those from Bath and Body Works
2. Rooms should be clean, organized and nicely decorated with candles and flowers
3. Lush is an amazing place
4. So is The Body Shop
5. As well as Bath & Body Works

Besides that amazing life advice, beauty gurus have many suggestions for good face/body/hair products. Since I really only watch missglamorazzi and Zoella on a regular basis I am going to summarize the products they rave about most and products I see everywhere on blogs and Youtube in general. I have yet to try one of these products, though. I'm just hoping these beauty gurus know what they're talking about. 

Missglamorazzi's (Ingrid Nilsen's) most talked about products:

LUSH's Cupcake Face Mask

LUSH's Whipstick Lip Balm. I did see a video where Tanya Burr talked about this product, I believe. It smells like chocolate orange apparently which sounds amazing.

LUSH's Ocean Salt Scrub. Joey Graceffa has also talked about this in his What Makes Me Beautiful! video.

LUSH's Solid Shampoo.

LUSH's Soap (She talks about the Miranda soap in almost all of her LUSH Hauls.) I actually smelled this the last time I went to LUSH and I really liked it, plus it's really colourful.

Neutrogena's Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask. This is another Joey Graceffa suggestion and being honest, he has the most beautiful skin I have ever seen. Ingrid always has nice skin too so I think I'll have to try this stuff. Ingrid doesn't talk about this product a lot, but she said it's an old favourite of hers from when she had very acne prone skin and she still uses it occasionally if she happens to break out.

Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner

Origins' Face washes

Jouer's Tinted Moisturizer and Bronzers. She talks about this brand a lot and the tinted moisturizer was her favourite foundation/face covering product of 2013. She's mentioned it in a few of her videos whilst
she was wearing it and her skin looked absolutely flawless.

NYC's Bronzer. I actually have a peachy bronzer/cheek colour from NYC and I'm always very impressed with it. Ingrid always says they're the best drugstore bronzer and they are really cheap (like $3-5).

MAC Naked Pigment Eyeshadow. This was one of her favourite products of 2013 and she raves about it constantly.

Body Shop's Honey Bronzer. Essiebutton also suggested this and I believe that is where Ingrid first heard of it.

Nars eye primer. She uses this almost everyday and has for a long time.

Maybelline Color Whispers Lipsticks/butters/lip thingy.

Nars Orgasm/Laguna Blush/Bronzer Duo.

Bobbi Brown's Apricot Blush

NYX Lipglosses

Macadamia Nut hair products (especially the deep conditioning hair mask thing)

NuMe hair stylers

Zoella's Faves:

LUSH's bath products and massage bars.

Nars blush, bronzer, concealer and lipgloss. She uses a lot of Nars products

Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation and concealer

Products that every Beauty Guru Raves About:

Covergirl's 3-in-1 foundation. I've seen so many blog posts about this stuff and also Ingrid has talked about it.

Maybelline Color Tattoos. Especially in Bad to the Bronze as both Ingrid and Essiebutton have talked about this.

Urban Decay's Naked Palettes. I haven't seen one bad thing about these eyeshadows on the internet. They are like the holy grails of eyeshadow

Revlon Lip Butters. Everyone has talked about them.

Nars Creamy Concealer. I know I mentioned it already in Zoella's list. Zoe is very particular about concealer and you will see why in the Everyday Makeup Routine video above. I put this in both lists just because Zoe talks about it a lot but other beauty gurus really love this.


These are just things I've noticed on beauty blogs and vlogs in general and products that are raved about specifically on Zoe and Ingrid's channels. These are just my observations, there are other products that they rave about a lot and I got the information of these products the best I could so some of them may be incorrect.

I hope you all enjoyed this summary of all these products that are all over beauty blogs and vlogs and ones that are raved about intensively on specific channels. I always really didn't think I would like the whole beauty guru scene but I'm so in love with all these YouTubers' and bloggers' content, so I really suggest you check them out, even if you're unsure about it.

Being honest, I am such a scrooge (see here) that despite my desire to want pretty, expensive things I will not buy them. So when we were asked to do a High End vs. High Street (Drugstore) products I panicked. I have no experience with high end products other than a few peeks into Sephora to try on products that I could never afford and what I see on beauty blogs and YouTube videos. Then I saw that doing a wishlist was allowed and I was so relieved. So none the less, here are the high end products I desire:

I consider Essie and OPI to be  high end products. Why would I pay $8-12 for a nail polish when I can buy three of four half-decent nail polishes for the same price? To humour myself I decided to look at every Essie colour ever on their website specifically for this post. And now I'm in love with their colours and want to waste a whole whack of money on pretty nail polish. Grrr. When I used to read Seventeen magazine all the time there would always be Essie ads in them and I loved those ads because they always seemed to have the exact colours I had been looking for at that particular time. Their colours always look so pure in their ads. Looking through their website I found that In the Cab-ana, Where's My Chauffeur?, Avenue Maintain and Naughty Nautical are the perfect ocean blue/teal colours, Fishnet Stockings, Shearling Darling, A-List and Forever Young are the perfect wine/deep red colours. Also Angora Cardi and Bond With Whomever are beautiful lilac and grey colours and Fondola Gondola and Eternal Optimist and Fiji are nice neutral light pink colours. Mint Candy Apple, Turquoise and Caicos and First Timer were absolutely perfect green/turquoise colours. For corals, Tart Deco and Capri were nice but Resort Fling won my heart. It is the absolute perfect peachy, light coral colour that I want for spring.

Right: Turquoise and Caicos via whatorlidid.blogspot.com Left: Resort Fling via essie.com

A few weeks ago I peeked into Sephora and noticed the all-glorious Naked Palettes. I couldn't resist trying the colours on my wrist and I saw what everyone was talking about. The Basics Palette has never interested me and it didn't in person either. I knew that the third palette was mostly pinks but I didn't realize it was all pinks which really disappointed me. Don't get me wrong, I love me some shimmering rosy eyeshadow but if I was actually going to buy a palette I would buy one that had a variety of colours like the first and second palette. The first and second palettes lived up to all my expectations. Both the palettes had a lot of variety but were also mostly neutral and shimmery which I would appreciate if I was to buy one.

Naked Palette on bottom, Naked Palette2 on top via prideandpearls.blogspot.com

I've heard a lot of good things about Nars. Especially their cheek and face makeup. Missglamorazzi has been raving about the Laguna Bronzer and Orgasm Blush for years, which are also available as a duo together. Zoella often uses their Creamy Concealer and I've also heard many good things about their Tinted Moisturizer. To be honest, their packaging has always intrigued me because it always looks so sleek.

MAC's eye products I always seem to hear such good things about. Their eyeshadows look amazing.
I just wish I could afford them and make my own palette. Also, their brushes would be a really nice asset to my little, but growing make up collection.

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That's what I would buy if I had lots of money. If you had a ton of money to buy beauty products with, what would you buy?

I love flowers. I could look at flowers and pictures of them all day. I'm not a big Valentine's person, but I would love a bouquet for Valentine's if I had a significant other. So I thought it would be cute for me to share my love of pretty pictures of flowers with the internet as well as my non-existent knowledge of botany.

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Above are roses. I hope you knew that already. They are the flower of romance and come in a variety of colours. Girls really like roses and they tend to be expensive for this particular reason. Just don't give a significant other yellow roses because that's the rose of friendship and that would be like friend-zoning them without actually saying it. Embarrassing.

Below are lilies. I think lilies are the prettiest flowers ever, especially colourful ones. The only thing is, they don't have the nicest smell.  

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Carnations are another very popular flower. They're similar to roses but are fluffier and don't have the sleekness and simplicity that roses do. They're kind of like really bad imitations of roses and therefore much cheaper. Every year at my school the graduating class sells carnations and you're supposed to buy them to be sent to your hunny.

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Tulips are a beautiful flower for bouquets and they're not expensive. Depending on where in the world you live, I think tulips and spring weather might be on the verge of blooming in some places. They're simple and will liven up any space as well as any girl's heart. They let your baby know that they can make it out of these disgustingly cold winter days.

Don't have enough money for 100 red roses? Get your babe a bouquet of tulips and ask your florist to add a few pink, red or white roses to the mix. (via weheartit.com)

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I could go on and on about pretty flowers any girl would be lucky to get on Valentine's Day but I won't. Instead I will tell you this: most girls like flowers at any time of the year, but especially during Valentine's. If you wanna keep your girl, get her some flowers. They don't have to be expensive. You don't have to go all out for this overrated holiday. Just a few flowers and a nice note will suffice. And if you aren't male (which, if you're reading my blog, you're probably not) and just like looking at flowers that your invisible boyfriend will never buy you, well then cheers to you!

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1. What is your favorite Valentine's Day treat?
See next question.

2. Sweethearts or chocolate covered strawberries? 
If you don't love chocolate covered strawberries then there's something seriously wrong with you. 

3. What was your favorite Valentines day memory?
I remember when I was little my mom always made these heart shaped sugar cookies for my class every year and they were really good. 

4. What movie would you rather watch on Valentine's Day: Pretty Woman or You've Got Mail?
I haven't seen either so Blades of Glory as the Olympics are going on. Or I'll just watch the Olympics.

5. What celeb would you not mind having as your Valentine?
Any hot celebrity preferably under thirty years old. Channing Tatum, Dave Franco or Zac Efron would be pretty ideal Valentines. Especially if Channing Tatum was actually like his character in The Vow and we lived together in Chicago. I think that would be superb, minus the don't-remember-anything part. 

6. What would you do on your perfect Valentine's date? 
I've never had a Valentine and to be honest I don't think Valentine's should really be a big fuss. If you have a Valentine I think you should use the day to celebrate your love and appreciation for each other and if you don't have one, well spend it doing something you love with good friends or family. For me the perfect date would just be being with my love, even if it's just sitting on the couch watching movies together. I think ridiculously fancy plans are overrated. 

7. Red or pink lips on Valentines Day? 
Depends. Since I will be on my own this Valentine's Day, I will be wearing red lipstick but if there was the possibility of kissing someone I would definitely opt for pink lips because I don't think guys really appreciate lipstick marks on their face. 

8. What is your ideal Valentine's Day date outfit?
Sweatpants and/or Pajamas.

9. Homemade or store-bought gifts? 
A hand-written note but store-bought flowers. Really, if it's from the heart, who cares? 

10. Would you wear your hair up or hair down for a date night?
 Depends on my mood and outfit. 

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Well, I don't know whether this was a horribly done tag or whether it was brutally honest. Probably both. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day!